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Compulsory heterosexuality, also known as "comphet", is the belief that heterosexuality is the "norm" and seen as the default sexuality in society.

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This topic interests me because my favorite song is "Good Luck, Babe!" by Chappell Roan. My friend told me this song is about a compulsory heterosexual relationship, because the girl the artist is singing about left her to be with a man, due to the fact that heterosexuality is seen as the "norm". I really enjoy this song, so when we started learning about the meaning behind it in class, it caught my interest.

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Good Luck, Babe! (Audio) - Chappell Roan

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Even though society has become more accepting of the LGBTQ+ community, some members still feel as though they need to be with someone of the opposite sex. This is an issue within the community because they aren't marrying the people that they truly love.

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Compulsory heterosexuality falls under Postmodern Feminist Theory, specifically relating to the social construction of reality branch. This branch focuses on the idea that reality is not one thing, and it is based on whatever group and values are dominant in society at the time. This is seen in compulsory heterosexuality because while there is no natural sexuality, society constructed the idea that being heterosexual was the default, based on the beliefs of the majority group.

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Compulsory - required by a law or a rule

Sexuality - a person's identity in relation to the gender or genders to which they are typically attracted to

Norm - something that is usual, typical or standard

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Coined the term "compulsory heterosexuality"

Wrote "Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence" in 1980

Spoke about homosexuality during a time when it wasn't accepted

Called out the feminist movement for complying with practice and erasing the stories of women who identified as lesbians within the movement

(https://feminismandreligion.com/2024/02/10/rereading-adrienne-richs-compulsory-heterosexuality-and-lesbian-existence-by-xochitl-alvizo/#:~:text=Compulsory%20heterosexuality%20creates%20an%20absence,denial%20of%20trans%20women's%20experience.)

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This idea was first brought to light by Adrienne Rich in 1980

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The Origins of Compulsory Heterosexuality, and Gender, and How it Relates to Today’s Attack on LGBTQ+ Rights.  *This is my condensed take on hundreds of years of history, and does not, nor claims to, reflect all of the vast amount of research in this area!* This research was made possible by the receipt of the Brennens Summer Research Fellowship from the Office of Fellowships, Opportunities, & Undergraduate Research at the University of Vermont.  #compulsoryhetero #comphet #queerliberation #compulsoryhetereosexuality #lgbtqhistory 

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The Origins of Compulsory Heterosexuality, and Gender, and How it Relates to Today’s Attack on LGBTQ+ Rights. *This is my condensed take on hundreds of years of history, and does not, nor claims to, reflect all of the vast amount of research in this area!* This research was made possible by the receipt of the Brennens Summer Research Fellowship from the Office of Fellowships, Opportunities, & Undergraduate Research at the University of Vermont. #compulsoryhetero #comphet #queerliberation #compulsoryhetereosexuality #lgbtqhistory
♬ original sound - Zane

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The idea of compulsory heterosexuality reinforces the binary gender system and its gender roles

It romanticizes lesbianism instead of seeing and accepting it

Sexual orientation politics can't be lumped with gender politics

It is not created by society as a whole, but by specific individuals and institutions of power

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_heterosexuality#:~:text=The%20theory%20of%20compulsory%20heterosexuality,discounts%20individual%20agency%20in%20life.)

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Made same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states

Said that people who were in same-sex relationships were having their 14th Amendment rights denied

(https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/576/644/)

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Compulsory heterosexuality doesn't only affect lesbians

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Compulsory heterosexuality doesn't only affect lesbians